BETH THOMAS RECOVERING PERFECTIONIST Hi Reader, "... I mean, I always like listening to your words..." That's what my partner said when I told him I was writing about our recent goodbye to Tinkerbell, our family dog. He knows me well enough to predict I'd find meaning in even the hardest moments. These past few weeks have been a whirlwind. Moving house, adjusting to new routines, reminding myself to rest. Then over the weekend, we said goodbye to Tinkerbell. This isn't a sympathy post – she...

BETH THOMAS RECOVERING PERFECTIONIST Hi Reader It's Friday afternoon and there's a chance your brain feels like it's been through a blender this week. Mine certainly has. I spent Tuesday morning staring at my to-do list, paralysed by the number of things demanding my attention. Everything seemed urgent but nothing felt important all at the same time. The coffee went cold in the time it took me to just pick one thing and start. Then I remembered something I tell my clients all the time: your...

BETH THOMAS RECOVERING PERFECTIONIST Hi Reader, ... and I'm hoping you might have answers. I'm sitting here in my half-packed house (yes, still moving — the chaos continues) and I've been thinking about you. Not in a creepy way (really not my style), but in that coach-y way where I wonder how what I'm sharing actually lands with you. I'm going through this massive shift right now. Not just the physical move—weird enough—but something deeper. 'm getting really clear on what I want to focus...